The Presente de Subjuntivo of Amanecer is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about the dawning or beginning of something, for example: Ojalá amanezca un nuevo día de paz y prosperidad. (May a new day of peace and prosperity dawn.)

This verb belongs to the -cer to -zca spelling-changing conjugation type, where the ‘c’ changes to ‘zc’ before the vowel endings.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Amanecer (to dawn) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Amanecer generally means “to dawn” or “daybreak”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To begin at daybreak: for example, Que amanezca el día y salgamos a caminar. (May the day dawn and we go out for a walk.)

To become apparent or clear: for example, Que amanezca la verdad sobre este asunto. (May the truth about this matter become clear.)

To wake up (colloquial): for example, ¡Que amanezca ya, perezoso! (Wake up already, lazybones!)

To realize or understand (colloquial): for example, ¿Cuándo vas a amanecer y darte cuenta de lo que está pasando? (When are you going to wake up and realize what’s going on?)

Examples

Examples of Amanecer in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que amanezca un día soleado para ir de excursión. (I hope it dawns a sunny day to go on a hike.)

Ojalá que amanezca pronto para poder salir a correr. (I hope it dawns soon so I can go out for a run.)

Es importante que amanezca sin nubes para poder ver el eclipse. (It’s important that it dawns without clouds so we can see the eclipse.)

Aunque amanezca lloviendo, vamos a ir al parque de todos modos. (Even if it dawns raining, we’re going to the park anyway.)

Cuando amanezca, vamos a preparar el desayuno juntos. (When it dawns, we’ll prepare breakfast together.)

Si amanece con buen clima, salgamos a caminar. (If it dawns with good weather, let’s go for a walk.)

Tal vez amanezca despejado y podamos ir a la playa. (Maybe it will dawn clear and we can go to the beach.)

Es necesario que amanezca sin viento para poder volar la cometa. (It’s necessary that it dawns without wind so we can fly the kite.)

Dudo que amanezca soleado después de tanta lluvia. (I doubt it will dawn sunny after so much rain.)

Quiero que amanezca pronto para poder ir a trabajar. (I want it to dawn soon so I can go to work.)

Espero que no amanezca nublado el día de la boda. (I hope it doesn’t dawn cloudy on the wedding day.)

Es una lástima que amaneciera lloviendo el día de tu cumpleaños. (It’s a shame that it dawned raining on your birthday.)

Me alegro de que amaneciera soleado para el partido de fútbol. (I’m glad it dawned sunny for the soccer game.)

Lamentablemente, amanecerá frío y no podremos ir a la piscina. (Unfortunately, it will dawn cold and we won’t be able to go to the pool.)

A menos que amanezca despejado, no podremos ver las estrellas fugaces. (Unless it dawns clear, we won’t be able to see the shooting stars.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Amanecer (to dawn) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.